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Northeastern Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Northeastern Elementary School is a small public school in Kalamazoo, MI, serving 195 students in grades PK-5 within the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, where the vast majority of families face significant economic challenges.

While the school's overall test scores are below state and district averages, there are some encouraging signs. Reading skills are a relative strength, with English Language Arts proficiency rates (25-30% in grades 3-5) notably higher than math scores (9-19%). Even more promising, the school has shown real improvement from its lowest point just a couple of years ago—3rd-grade reading proficiency has tripled since the 2023-2024 school year. This upward trend suggests recent efforts may be paying off. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending about $21,936 per child with a low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, which is more than many nearby schools like Edison Academy or El Sol Elementary.

The biggest challenge facing Northeastern is chronic absenteeism—nearly half of its students (47.2%) miss too much school, which is more than double the rate at higher-performing nearby options like Northglade Montessori School (19.9%). This pattern reflects broader dynamics in the area, where schools in the neighboring Parchment School District, such as Parchment Northwood Elementary School, serve families with lower poverty rates and far better attendance. For parents considering Northeastern, the school's high investment per student and recent academic gains in reading offer hope, but addressing chronic absenteeism will be essential to unlocking the school's full potential.

195

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,936

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2433 Gertrude St
Kalamazoo, MI 49048-1470

(269) 337-0690

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Northeastern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Linden Grove Middle School
High:	Kalamazoo Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Two or more races:

15.4%

White:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,250^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools

407^th of 625Kalamazoo Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1250 of 1492	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1166 of 1488	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1385 of 1486	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1360 of 1470	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1283 of 1408	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1201 of 1448	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	1340 of 1466	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	1400 of 1548	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	1438 of 1580	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1405 of 1533	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	1436 of 1563	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	1441 of 1566	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1414 of 1552	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	1478 of 1552	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	1398 of 1589	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1433 of 1577	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	1449 of 1565	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	1487 of 1545	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	278 of 388	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	264 of 369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	232 of 475	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1083 of 1343	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	1187 of 1338	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1207 of 1443	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	1073 of 1352	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	969 of 1346	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1257 of 1350	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	979 of 1134	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1060 of 1397	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	1176 of 1372	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1125 of 1446	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Science18%-22 vs state

Math13%-25 vs state

Social Studies9%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Gertrude St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0690	195	15	13.3	93.8%	27 (13.8%)	130 (66.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	16.3	1250^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.7	1166^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.6%	84	25.0	29.6	27.3	9.1	18.5	1462.8	18.2	9.1	$21,936	$2,429	$19,507
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3530 Mount Olivet Rd	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0750	263	20	12.8	84.0%	45 (17.1%)	132 (50.2%)	23 (8.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (21.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		8.2	1393^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	6.4%	126	21.8	27.1	21.7	18.2	14.6	1456.1	19.6	10.9	$20,277	$2,510	$17,767
Parchment Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	516 N Orient St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1000	289	16	18.0	62.3%	191 (66.1%)	34 (11.8%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.3%)								(n/a)	17.6			29.7					$16,413	$2,094	$14,319
Lincoln International Studies School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	912 N Burdick St	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0640	306	25	12.0	81.0%	71 (23.2%)	162 (52.9%)	14 (4.6%)	14 (4.6%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	7.2	1431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.1%		7.1	1422^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	4.4%	9	7.0	14.0	8.8	7.0	19.2	10.3	6.9	1465.3	$21,545	$2,678	$18,867
Edison Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Lake St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0550	376	28	13.4	96.3%	59 (15.7%)	233 (62.0%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.8%)	16.4	1249^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.9%	12	32.0	17.0	14.8	35.3	20.8	4.8	11.3	1465.8	$18,695	$2,537	$16,158
Northglade Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1914 Cobb Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0700	271	14	19.2	46.1%	139 (51.3%)	77 (28.4%)	7 (2.6%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.4%)	86.1	183^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.7%	60	63.8	69.0	67.6	53.2	59.5	48.6	56.8	56.8	$18,432	$2,494	$15,939
Parchment North Elementary School	Public	4-5	5535 Keyes Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1400	208	14	14.8	53.8%	137 (65.9%)	28 (13.5%)	16 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)	18.1	1213^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.7%		34.7	941^st of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%	272		28.1	25.5		9.9	19.4	23.5	11.2	$17,439	$2,010	$15,430
Woodward Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	606 Stuart Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0810	242	19	12.4	92.6%	30 (12.4%)	151 (62.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.4%)	14.6	1285^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		9.1	1372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.8%	87	21.2	21.1	20.5	25.0	21.1	7.7	17.9	7.7	$21,518	$2,998	$18,520
Washington Writers Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1919 Portage St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0770	260	18	14.7	94.2%	37 (14.2%)	159 (61.2%)	18 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	9	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.5	1366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.2%	26	10.2	7.7	25.0	8.2	1359.3	13.6	11.4	6.8	$17,836	$2,741	$15,095
El Sol Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	604 W Vine St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0230	368	22	17.0	57.1%	161 (43.8%)	22 (6.0%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.0%)	40.5	853^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.4	888^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%	35	30.5	42.6	40.4	16.9	33.3	17.0	46.8	34.0	$18,255	$2,318	$15,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeastern Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northeastern Elementary School?

Students at Northeastern Elementary School are 67% African American, 15% Two or more races, 14% White, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Northeastern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Northeastern Elementary School.

What district is Northeastern Elementary School in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Northeastern Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northeastern Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Linden Grove Middle School
High : Kalamazoo Central High School

Is Northeastern Elementary School a good school?

Northeastern Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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